Warehousing and materials handling
3 important questions on Warehousing and materials handling
What are value-adding activities and how can warehouses create these?
Value-adding activities are those supply chain activities that enhance products to increase the customers perpception of those product's benefits. This can be done by for example: improving its quality, by reducing its costs,.. OR:
- Creating bulk consignments (From 3 trucks to 1 truck)
- Breaking bulk consignments (From 1 truck to 3 trucks)
- Combining freight (wheels, pedals,.. to become 1 bike)
- Smoothing supply to meet demand (short lead time of the process)
- Creating bulk consignments (From 3 trucks to 1 truck)
- Breaking bulk consignments (From 1 truck to 3 trucks)
- Combining freight (wheels, pedals,.. to become 1 bike)
- Smoothing supply to meet demand (short lead time of the process)
What is automated material handling?
Improves and standardises warehouse performance by minimising human intervention
How do we determine to put freight on pallets or not?
It depends of the volume, the variety and throughput of freight in a warehouse or distribution system.
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